The New Jersey State Council on the Arts meets a minimum of five times annually in open public session at which it acts on matters of policy, funding, and program development. The Council's Annual Meeting, at which it elects officers, adopts a program plan and budget, and approves the majority of grant awards, is traditionally held on the 4th Tuesday in July, in Trenton, New Jersey.

Other meetings are conducted either virtually or at various locations around the state. All are conducted at fully accessible sites and the public is enthusiastically invited to attend. Persons who have sight, hearing or other disabilities are encouraged to notify the Council office two weeks in advance of any meeting so that appropriate accommodations may be arranged. In keeping with the Open Public Meetings Act, notice of each public meeting is shared with the required media outlets, posted in the Office of the Secretary of State, on the Council’s website, and shared via social media.

FY25 Council Public Meeting Dates:

October 29, 2024
December 17, 2024
February 11, 2025
May 20, 2025
July 22, 2025

Information for each meeting will be shared via the Council’s website, newsletters, and social media at least four weeks prior to each meeting date. Please note: Dates and times listed here are subject to change.

In order to better familiarize prospective applicants with the Council’s various organizational and individual artist grant programs, Council staff annually conduct a battery of technical assistance workshops, webinars, and open office hours. Information about the Council’s technical assistance workshops are shared widely in grant guidelines, on the Council website, and via social media. Please visit the Grant Opportunities page for more information about grant application technical assistance.

Starting in 1984, the Council cosponsored two major exhibitions of the work of New Jersey artists - one in fine arts and the other in crafts - at major New Jersey museums. Since 2010, the Arts Annual has consisted of one exhibition per year.

Each exhibition will continue to be featured at one of seven major New Jersey museums, and will be curated by the host museum. The participating museums include Montclair Art Museum, Morris Museum, The Newark Museum of Art, New Jersey State Museum, The Noyes Museum of Art, Rowan University Art Gallery, and Zimmerli Art Museum. Artists living and working in New Jersey are invited to submit entries.

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